Durga Mohanakrishnan is currently doing research on Disaster Risk Communication and Preparedness based on the two flood events which happened in India and Western Germany as a German Chancellor Research Fellow with Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and hosted by German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bonn, Germany.  Before that Durga was working as the State lead for Goonj, a leading non-governmental organization, which undertakes disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and community development across India. After completing her Postgraduate in Rural Development in 2016, she joined a holistic village development project for 250 villages in rural Gujarat with the Commissionerate of Gujarat (Indian State govt office).

Durga also worked as a consultant for a Member of Parliament in Telangana state for multiple projects in the rural areas of the constituency. Durga has experience in working on rehabilitating disaster affected communities and supporting them in reviving their livelihoods. She has also worked closely in the relief operations extensively on the Kerala (Indian state) floods of 2018 and Covid response relief.

Participant in: March 2023 Fellowship: Climate Change, Gender, and Conflict